Android emulator failed to allocate memory 8

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Update: Starting with Android SDK Manager version 21, the solution is to edit C:\Users\<user>\.android\avd\<avd-profile-name>.avd\config.ini and change the value

hw.ramSize=1024 

to

hw.ramSize=1024MB

The emulator is really slow, hope they will release the intel images soon use the new API17 Intel x86 images if you want to change it .. (HAXM, Configuration)

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Earlier Android SDK Manager releases:

Had the same problem with the built-in WXGA800 skin. I got it working by editing the virtual device setup to:

• Target 4.0.3 API 15 / 4.1.0 API 16
• SD-card 300MiB
• Resolution 1280 x 800 (set manually -not the built-in ones)
• Device ram size 1024MB (with MB added to the number)
• Abstracted LCD 160

Here my tablet config for 4.1.0 API 16 C:\Users\<user>\.android\avd\<avd-profile-name>.avd\config.ini

hw.lcd.density=160
sdcard.size=300M
skin.path=1280x800
skin.name=1280x800
hw.cpu.arch=arm
abi.type=armeabi-v7a
hw.cpu.model=cortex-a8
vm.heapSize=48
hw.ramSize=1024MB
image.sysdir.1=system-images\android-16\armeabi-v7a\

This config shows the software keys too

This following solution worked for me. In the following configuration file:

C:\Users\<user>\.android\avd\<avd-profile-name>.avd\config.ini

Replace

hw.ramSize=1024

by

hw.ramSize=1024MB

In my case, the solution was to change not only config.ini but also hardware.ini for the specific skin from hw.ramSize=1024 to hw.ramSize=1024MB.

To find the hardware.ini file:

1. Open the config.ini and locate skin.path.
2. Then navigate to the folder where the android sdk is located.
3. Open the path, like this: android-sdk\platforms\android-15\skins\WXGA720.
4. Inside this folder you will locate the hardware.ini.
5. Change hw.ramSize=1024 to hw.ramSize=1024MB.

Update: Starting with Android SDK Manager version 21, the solution is to edit C:\Users\.android\avd\.avd\config.ini and change the value

hw.ramSize=1024 to

hw.ramSize=1024MB

OR

hw.ramSize=512MB